OccasionalNightmares
Daniel Knope
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Head writer for the comic "STALKER".
I'm a general jack of all trades, born and raised on the coast of Louisiana. Multi-instrument musician, writer, wanna-be philosopher.
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- Jun 21, '17
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Can't tell you what to do with your comics, but you asked what others would do in your position. Personally, I would write down everything about that comic, all the info you think is important, then store it away for later. That's what I've done with my extra stories. Then, focus on the comics I'm c…
I haven't encountered any frustrating comments here on Tapas yet, but on Line I'm already sick of the "It's so short" comments. Yeah. We know it's short. We made the damn thing. We clearly had our reasons for making one update or another shorter than the rest, you can tell because the rest are lon…
They don't have to be, but formatting for the mobile style will make the community and the staff warm up to you more. Totally up to you whether you want to conform to that or stick to a more traditional style.
Honestly, I don’t believe there’s much of an opinion to be had here. People do messed up things, including putting down artists for no reason other than to put them down. It happens in all areas of life and in all groups, so it’s to be expected in any given art form. I’ve experienced it myself with …
I'd love to read them, but remember your forum account isn't connected to your main Tapas account. How about shooting some links so that we can find them easier? To answer your question, as a short story writer I love them. I mostly write horror, but I prefer to read mystery and sci-fi.
Only issue I see is the third panel - "Why are you imbecile still doing here?!" isn't grammatical. "Why" and "still doing here" don't agree in this situation. If you want to stick with the word "Why", you could say "Why are you still here, you imbecile?!" if he's speaking to a single person, or "Why…
I think it's important to look at how horror movies, and horror media in general, reflect the fears of those producing them. The movies that fail are the ones that don't match up with society's fears. Any successful horror movies play off of the most basic subconscious fears of the society they're r…
As a writer, my biggest advice to you would be to read as much as you can. Find flash fiction, short stories, novellas, and even books and entire series in the genre you want to write, and read them. Pick a story (I write Horror almost exclusively, so for one exercise I chose H. P. Lovecraft's "At t…
I'm glad some people on this planet pass up the opportunity to be absolutely terrible! Unfortunately, I'm dolphinitely not one of them.
I'm bad at giving anything other than blunt feedback. Don't take any of it wrong, though: It's entirely with the hope that you continue, because I'm digging the comic. I went back and read through a few of your earlier episodes. You've improved a very dramatic amount since you started this comic, an…
Bands that aren't signed to a record label, there's no harm in finding their contact info on their website/social media and asking permission for your project.
If all individuals who are the features of the biography (be it one person, or a band as you say) are dead, you don't require permission, unless they have living relatives that have issued a ban on biographies. If they're alive, you require something called "life rights", which I'm afraid you're not…
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni did exactly what you suggested: Just replay the opening over and over with small but noticeable differences, and people very rapidly realize there's time bullshit going on. Higurashi, as a note, is one of my favorite murder mystery series (along with Umineko No Naku Koro Ni…
Just like everyone else, it's entirely up to you. That said, you want to know what people would like to read. Personally, I see that concept as the perfect chance to explore some social issues in an alternative format. As much as I'd enjoy a goofy take on it, I'd see it as a missed opportunity per…
Been working on it for over a year's worth of time, although that amount of time has been spent over about a two year period. But, my comic is exceptionally, dramatically long, so I don't think that's very indicative. I haven't had to rewrite the entire script (although I've rewritten massive chunks…
The general rule of thumb is not to write or rewrite your novel to fit any one given medium (this doesn't apply to all forms of written works, but we're talking about novels.) Instead, edit it to fit, which is what would happen if Tapas commissioned you to write for them and you gave them a work tha…
Not an artist, but good luck with the project! I've got an entire section of my personal library dedicated to the occult and the supernatural, including a number of encyclopedias. None of them are illustrated though, which is a shame! I'd love to see the final work, whether it's an encyclopedia or a…
My suggestion for a good schedule would be, "release an update in intervals as often as possible that allow you to maintain the schedule and not get burnt out." In other words, do as much as possible without putting undue burden on your schedule or your enjoyment of making the comic. An unsustainabl…
We're just getting started, but I'm the head writer for Stalker, which is Sci-Fi Horror. The artist is amazing, she's great at capturing horror in her art without relying on gross-out and shock. We plan to alternate between 5-7 day updates and 10-12 day updates, depending on how many pages we plan t…
There's an interesting overlap of ghosts in Ireland and ghosts in Louisiana. I'm Irish-American, raised in Louisiana, and the folklore can be interestingly similar some times. For ghosts, it typically revolves around family matters. In Ireland, a ghost might be a Bean Sidhe, or Banshee, which is a w…
Hey, your comic looks rad so far! I love the setting specifically, you don't encounter anything about the Philippines in English media, and I'm really glad you're putting it out there. Unfortunately it's too early to give any feedback on writing, pacing, story etc etc. The art style is nice though, …